Clive R. McMahon

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
166 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Clive R. McMahon is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Clive R. McMahon has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Ecology, 54 papers in Atmospheric Science and 36 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Clive R. McMahon's work include Marine animal studies overview (100 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (52 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers). Clive R. McMahon is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (100 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (52 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers). Clive R. McMahon collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and France. Clive R. McMahon's co-authors include Mark A. Hindell, Harry R. Burton, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Robert Harcourt, Marthán N Bester, Graeme C. Hays, Rory P. Wilson, Christophe Guinet, Jean‐Benoit Charrassin and Iain C. Field and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Clive R. McMahon

164 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Variability in sea ice cover and climate elicit sex specific responses in an Antarctic predator

2017 464 citations Sara Labrousse, Jean‐Baptiste Sallée et al. Scientific Reports profile →
aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation

2023 70 citations Ian D. Jonsen, W. James Grecian et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An enduring, 20-year, multidisciplinary seal-borne ocean sensor research collaboration in the Southern Ocean 2025 ·Elementa Science of the Anthropocene ·Clive R. McMahon, Fabien Roquet, Christophe Guinet, Mark A. Hindell, Robert Harcourt, Jean‐Benoit Charrassin, Sara Labrousse, Ian D. Jonsen, Baptiste Picard, Sophie Bestley, (unknown), M. A. Fedak	0
2	Circumpolar spread of avian influenza H5N1 to southern Indian Ocean islands 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), François‐Xavier Briand, J Tornos, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Edouard Hirchaud, Samuel L. Hong, (unknown), Christophe Guinet, Clive R. McMahon, Béatrice Grasland, Guy Baele, Thierry Boulinier	4
3	Oceanic Regime Shift to a Warmer Continental Shelf Adjacent to the Shackleton Ice Shelf, East Antarctica 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·(unknown), Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Stephen R. Rintoul, Guy D. Williams, Clive R. McMahon, Mark A. Hindell, Christophe Guinet	4
4	aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation breakdown → 2023 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Ian D. Jonsen, W. James Grecian, Lachlan Phillips, Gemma Carroll, Clive R. McMahon, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Toby A. Patterson	70
5	First description of in situ chlorophyll fluorescence signal within East Antarctic coastal polynyas during fall and winter 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·(unknown), Etienne Pauthenet, (unknown), Baptiste Picard, Esther Portela, Jean‐Baptiste Sallée, Clive R. McMahon, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Christophe Guinet, Sophie Bestley, Jean‐Benoît Charrassin, Alice K. DuVivier, Zephyr Sylvester, Kristen M. Krumhardt, Stéphanie Jenouvrier, Sara Labrousse	3
6	Controls on Dense Shelf Water Formation in Four East Antarctic Polynyas 2022 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Esther Portela, Stephen R. Rintoul, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Fabien Roquet, Sophie Bestley, Esmee van Wijk, Takeshi Tamura, Clive R. McMahon, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell	9
7	Sex, body size, and boldness shape the seasonal foraging habitat selection in southern elephant seals 2022 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Hassen Allegue, Christophe Guinet, Samantha C. Patrick, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Denis Réale	8
8	Elephant seal foraging success is enhanced in Antarctic coastal polynyas 2022 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Simon Wotherspoon, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Sophie Bestley	12
9	Seasonal Transformation and Spatial Variability of Water Masses Within MacKenzie Polynya, Prydz Bay 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·Esther Portela, Stephen R. Rintoul, Sophie Bestley, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Esmee van Wijk, Clive R. McMahon, Fabien Roquet, Mark A. Hindell	10
10	Warm Modified Circumpolar Deep Water Intrusions Drive Ice Shelf Melt and Inhibit Dense Shelf Water Formation in Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans ·(unknown), Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Stephen R. Rintoul, Clive R. McMahon, Mark A. Hindell, Robert Harcourt, Guy D. Williams	28
11	Modelled mid‐trophic pelagic prey fields improve understanding of marine predator foraging behaviour 2020 ·Ecography ·David B. Green, Sophie Bestley, Rowan Trebilco, Stuart Corney, Patrick Lehodey, Clive R. McMahon, Christophe Guinet, Mark A. Hindell	18
12	A quantitative, hierarchical approach for detecting drift dives and tracking buoyancy changes in southern elephant seals 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Sophie Bestley, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Simon Wotherspoon	10
13	Deep Learning Resolves Representative Movement Patterns in a Marine Predator Species 2019 ·Applied Sciences ·Chengbin Peng, Carlos M. Duarte, Daniel P. Costa, Christophe Guinet, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell, Clive R. McMahon, Mônica M. C. Muelbert, Michele Thums, Ka‐Chun Wong, Xiangliang Zhang	4
14	Censusing Animal Populations from Space in the Southern Ocean 2018 ·Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Mark A. Hindell, Peter T. Fretwell, Heather J. Lynch, (unknown), Clive R. McMahon, Horst Bornemann, Simon Wotherspoon	1
15	Modelling southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina using an individual-based model coupled with a dynamic energy budget 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Stuart Corney, Clive R. McMahon, Mark A. Hindell	20
16	Decadal changes in habitat characteristics influence population trajectories of southern elephant seals 2017 ·Global Change Biology ·Mark A. Hindell, Michael Sumner, Sophie Bestley, Simon Wotherspoon, Robert Harcourt, Mary‐Anne Lea, Rachael Alderman, Clive R. McMahon	33
17	Integrating research using animal‐borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management 2016 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Jennifer McGowan, Maria Beger, Rebecca L. Lewison, Robert Harcourt, Hamish A. Campbell, Mark A. Priest, Ross G. Dwyer, (unknown), Pia E. Lentini, Christine L. Dudgeon, Clive R. McMahon, Matthew Watts, Hugh P. Possingham	103
18	The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Guy D. Williams, Laura Herráiz‐Borreguero, Fabien Roquet, Takeshi Tamura, Κay I. Ohshima, Yasushi Fukamachi, Alexander Fraser, Libao Gao, (unknown), Clive R. McMahon, Robert Harcourt, Mark A. Hindell	152
19	Using short-term measures of behaviour to estimate long-term fitness of southern elephant seals 2013 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·(unknown), (unknown), Daniel P. Costa, Erica Fleishman, Mark A. Hindell, Tin Klanjšček, David Lusseau, Scott D. Kraus, Clive R. McMahon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Samantha E. Simmons, Len Thomas, Peter L. Tyack, John Harwood	139
20	A demographic comparison of two southern elephant seal populations 2003 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Clive R. McMahon, Harry R. Burton, Marthán N Bester	113

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